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and iran is not north korea. north korea is not threatening the whole east asia, the far east. they don't want to be the hegemon. iran want to be the hegemon in the middle east. what will happen after iran be the hegemon it is very similar to what happened in europe in the 1940's. remember we cannot allow this anymore. as an intelligence officer, you have to give two answers. what is the enemy capabilities, and what is the enemy intentions. capabilities if you have good sources you have good answers. how many missiles they have. how many kilograms of uranium you have. on intentions you have to be more cautious. but the iranians in the open tell everybody their intention. they want to destroy israel. we have to take it very seriously and to stop iran from being nuclear. thank you. >> vali, you're next. >> cautions and learnings quite seriously he, and i do think they are important and stark choices that face us and will face the new american administration going forward. we think of the biggest issues in the middle east being iran only because it's a dictatorial regime. it's abu
and iran is not north korea. north korea is not threatening the whole east asia, the far east. they don't want to be the hegemon. iran want to be the hegemon in the middle east. what will happen after iran be the hegemon it is very similar to what happened in europe in the 1940's. remember we cannot allow this anymore. as an intelligence officer, you have to give two answers. what is the enemy capabilities, and what is the enemy intentions. capabilities if you have good sources you have good...
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with regards to north korea, we are very concerned with north korea's continuing behavior. what they said in these -- in the last few days have been needlessly provocative. if they go forward with the kind of tests they are talking about, it again, representings a violation of the u.s. security rez louises and a violation of the national law. we made it very clear that they have a choice. they have a choice to -- between trying to become a member of the international family by negotiating a way to resolve the issues that concern the international community and try to do what they can to improve the status of their people. or to engage in this kind of provocative behavior which in the end, will do nothing, nothing other than jeopardize the hope for peace. the united states, we are fully prepared, we are prepared to deal with any actions from the north koreaians but i hope they determine it is better to make a choice to become part of our team. >> are there any signs that a rocket launch is eminent? >> i certainly follow the intelligence closely. we've seen no outward indicat
with regards to north korea, we are very concerned with north korea's continuing behavior. what they said in these -- in the last few days have been needlessly provocative. if they go forward with the kind of tests they are talking about, it again, representings a violation of the u.s. security rez louises and a violation of the national law. we made it very clear that they have a choice. they have a choice to -- between trying to become a member of the international family by negotiating a way...
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talking to north korea. we're talking bilaterally with north korea. i think that is wise. i think it is always wise to try to talk to people before you get into war. >> but i think your beyond the p-5. your for withing direct discussions with the two country and establishing diplomatic tie between the countries. >> when i talk about diplomatic ties and i said in 2002, encouraging iran to join the wnto. that is wiser to push institutions like china into world bodies. when they go into world bodies they have to comply with some international behavior. doesn't mean they always will, they won't. they cheat. i've never thought engagement as weakness, i never thought it was surrenderer. it is clear in our interests. if that does not work then i think the president's position and his strategy has been exactly right. get the united nations behind you, keep military options on the table. if the military option is the only option, its is the only option. >> just to be clear, i don't think engagement is a weakness eith
talking to north korea. we're talking bilaterally with north korea. i think that is wise. i think it is always wise to try to talk to people before you get into war. >> but i think your beyond the p-5. your for withing direct discussions with the two country and establishing diplomatic tie between the countries. >> when i talk about diplomatic ties and i said in 2002, encouraging iran to join the wnto. that is wiser to push institutions like china into world bodies. when they go...
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"the onion' declared north korea's leader the sexiest man alive. the, as party newspaper did not raise this was a satire and reprinted it straight up. this is a little bit funny. itle bit of an bi insight into the current leadership. they would not allow this kind of satirical irreverent towards their leader. they do not recognize satire when they see it. it may seem absurd you can mistake an "onion" story for a real start but they did. a fundamental flaw is you have no feedback. .hat's what is missing in china we now know that thanks to "the onion." >> i will have dambisa moyo join us. another author of several best- selling books. this year she published "winner takes all." she has been named one of the most influential people of the world by "time" magazine. [applause] >> good morning. o ye of little faith. we are on the wrong side of the aid issue. i don't want to get swayed immediately. i'm here to give my prediction for 2013. the emerging of the frontier markets. they are the ones that are not in the bricks. much of eastern europe and parts o
"the onion' declared north korea's leader the sexiest man alive. the, as party newspaper did not raise this was a satire and reprinted it straight up. this is a little bit funny. itle bit of an bi insight into the current leadership. they would not allow this kind of satirical irreverent towards their leader. they do not recognize satire when they see it. it may seem absurd you can mistake an "onion" story for a real start but they did. a fundamental flaw is you have no feedback....
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continued unpredictable behavior of the nuclear-armed regime in north korea. we face these challenges at a time when the dod budget is under unique pressure as a result of cuts previously agreed upon by congress, the budgeting by continuing resolution, and the impending threats of a sequester. secretary panetta has said that a sequester would be devastating for our military. senator hagel's views on the sequester will be of great interest to this committee and the nation. those of us who have served with senator hagel in the senate know that he is a man who was not afraid to speak his mind. senator hagel has made a number of statements over the course of his career which committee members will ask him about during today's hearing. for example, senator hagel has stated that unilateral sanctions against iran, "are exactly the wrong approach," and that "the worst thing we could do is try to isolate iran." i believe that while effective multilateral sanctions are preferable, unilateral sanctions are an important part of the approach that the obama administration h
continued unpredictable behavior of the nuclear-armed regime in north korea. we face these challenges at a time when the dod budget is under unique pressure as a result of cuts previously agreed upon by congress, the budgeting by continuing resolution, and the impending threats of a sequester. secretary panetta has said that a sequester would be devastating for our military. senator hagel's views on the sequester will be of great interest to this committee and the nation. those of us who have...
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korea and somalia. corruption is not just an afghan problem. through our investigative work and audit work, we have uncovered schemes by contractors at u.s. government officials to engage in bribery, theft, and other forms of fraud. it is too soon for us to know whether the problems at that garrison were the result of bribery or corruption. our criminal agents are looking at that right now, but we need to a knowledgeable that corruption plays in undermining the overall reduction efforts and the credibility of u.s. and afghan efforts now and for the foreseeable future even after the anticipated drawdown of u.s. troops in 2014. i have laid out what we see as some of the biggest problems facing reconstruction. i don't want to sound pessimistic. [laughter] i'm actually a very optimistic guy. that's why i took the job. i want to talk about how we at sigar and how i think the u.s. government will address those issues and wine sigar has a unique position to really make an impact on the problems i just identifi
korea and somalia. corruption is not just an afghan problem. through our investigative work and audit work, we have uncovered schemes by contractors at u.s. government officials to engage in bribery, theft, and other forms of fraud. it is too soon for us to know whether the problems at that garrison were the result of bribery or corruption. our criminal agents are looking at that right now, but we need to a knowledgeable that corruption plays in undermining the overall reduction efforts and the...
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. >> the schmidt visit to north korea? i would leave the comment on this to my very good friends. >> your comments about sequester. yesterday, it was indicated they would try to protect the war fighters. you said it could affect the rotation of troops. does the department believe within the sequester, you could protect the funds and what happens? >> it is our hope to be able to protect funds. we expect to continue to be able to fund the war effort in afghanistan. this is serious business. the sequestered. -- the sequester. we may be able to protect some progress. overall, our mission as a department could be devastated. that is not a prospect any of us relish. we have the debt ceiling, continuing resolution, the prospect of sequester. this is just not the right way to go about business. >> on the visit and the troop numbers. once the decision is formally taken, is there a plan to announce that decision at some point? does the administration prefer never to make an announcement about this publicly? >> in afghanistan? well,
. >> the schmidt visit to north korea? i would leave the comment on this to my very good friends. >> your comments about sequester. yesterday, it was indicated they would try to protect the war fighters. you said it could affect the rotation of troops. does the department believe within the sequester, you could protect the funds and what happens? >> it is our hope to be able to protect funds. we expect to continue to be able to fund the war effort in afghanistan. this is...
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korea, saudi arabia, yemen, and the united states of america. i leave you with these words -- life is an ever evolving story of choice. letting go of things and ways that were in order to reach that for which we have yet to achieve. it is not some random shuffling of the deck. ocess.s an intentional ross pr it calls for the goodness of our own intentions. we here in maryland are called to work at the center of this intentional movement. for every decision that we make , there is a future for cold. -- foretold. jobs, opportunity, public education, public transportation. these are our concerns. they are also the world's concerns. it comes to this -- do we believe the challenges facing our state and country are things that are happeningto to us or things happening for us? if we believe that they are happening to us, then we are victims. if on the other hand we believe they are evening -- happening for us, then every problem is a means to deeper understanding, greater growth, more security, and more opportunity. let me be specific. we are one of the
korea, saudi arabia, yemen, and the united states of america. i leave you with these words -- life is an ever evolving story of choice. letting go of things and ways that were in order to reach that for which we have yet to achieve. it is not some random shuffling of the deck. ocess.s an intentional ross pr it calls for the goodness of our own intentions. we here in maryland are called to work at the center of this intentional movement. for every decision that we make , there is a future for...
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korea has it, believe it or not. i was in brazil last month talking to their cybermilitary unit. a lot of people have it. the interesting trend here is that the skill sets required to do offensive cyberwar are proliferating rapidly. while we could have said 10 years ago it was essentially the united states and russia that have the capabilities, now it's far broader because it's cheap. it's relatively cheap to do compared to any other form. >> i learned from the economist this week there is actually a demand in the united states headed by someone called general keeth alexander. >> we have a four star general running something called cybercommand. it has 27,000 people in it. it has a navy component, which is the 10th fleet. 10th fleet has no ships, it has no boats. it's in cyberspace. we have 20th air force which has no airplanes or missiles. it's in cyberspace. >> couple of other things then we'll open it up to the audience. you talked mainly about cyber, what might be called cyberoffense, there is also the question o
korea has it, believe it or not. i was in brazil last month talking to their cybermilitary unit. a lot of people have it. the interesting trend here is that the skill sets required to do offensive cyberwar are proliferating rapidly. while we could have said 10 years ago it was essentially the united states and russia that have the capabilities, now it's far broader because it's cheap. it's relatively cheap to do compared to any other form. >> i learned from the economist this week there...
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in that case, we are currently north korea, venezuela, and where do my children go to find that better life, because america is on to beat venezuela. what do you say about that? guest: 2 questions. one being a long-term impact of the accumulated national debt, and it is true if nothing is done, the debt grows to the point where a gigantic portion of what we spend every year is going to be just paying off the interest of what we have borrowed in the past. it would be handed down the generations and generations to come in a way that would constrain their options to make all kinds of policy choices. there are a number of big issues that have to be at rest there. one is what we are referring to as spending. most people tend to think of that as discretionary spending that congress appropriates each year. that is being squeezed and squeezed. republicans, both some of about a -- but symbolically and in a real way, when to keep going down the road. that is not where the real dollars are. obama said recently that we do not have a spending problem, we have a health care problem, and that is math
in that case, we are currently north korea, venezuela, and where do my children go to find that better life, because america is on to beat venezuela. what do you say about that? guest: 2 questions. one being a long-term impact of the accumulated national debt, and it is true if nothing is done, the debt grows to the point where a gigantic portion of what we spend every year is going to be just paying off the interest of what we have borrowed in the past. it would be handed down the generations...
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korea's bob stevens use the internet. he was featured last month that "the economist's" "world in 2013 festival" talking about the impact of technology in society. this took place in new york city. half-hour. >> there you are, that is an introduction to our conversation on technology. please welcome eric schmidt, executive chairman of google. [applause] >> thank you very much. good to see you. >> first of all, i want to thank you very much for stepping in on such short notice. >> i plan on coming anyway. >> coming and speaking in public are 2 slightly different things, so thank you very much. we have a lot of questions for you from the floor as well. i want to ask you about how technology will change airlines in various different ways in 2013. what i thought we might do is start small and then passed out and go bigger. >> let's talk about google initiatives that might change lives. one is google glass so the idea of wearable computing. is that going to be available next year and beyond that? >> if you look at google glass
korea's bob stevens use the internet. he was featured last month that "the economist's" "world in 2013 festival" talking about the impact of technology in society. this took place in new york city. half-hour. >> there you are, that is an introduction to our conversation on technology. please welcome eric schmidt, executive chairman of google. [applause] >> thank you very much. good to see you. >> first of all, i want to thank you very much for stepping in...
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-- or the iranian-american that we were going to put on trial in iran or the hikers who picks up in north korea, they are really good about how dare you hold an american citizen and insisting that it's a violation of the rule of law and you cannot do this, yet we have people that have spent more than a decade in prison because of their citizenship, that we have said did not commit a crime, they're not there to be punished, they are here because of their citizenship. i would imagine the public, the right-wing air bags that are on the radio and television would be pitching a fit if americans were being held because of their citizenship year after year after year in another country but yet we are supposed to be american exceptionalism. it apparently creates an exception when we do things that we condemn others for doing. it's fundamentally wrong. >> the gentleman here. can you wait for the microphone? >> i am eric lewis. i litigated the case on behalf of the british detainees, a supporter and religious abuse case. i would like to ask you about next year with the withdrawal of all troops and
-- or the iranian-american that we were going to put on trial in iran or the hikers who picks up in north korea, they are really good about how dare you hold an american citizen and insisting that it's a violation of the rule of law and you cannot do this, yet we have people that have spent more than a decade in prison because of their citizenship, that we have said did not commit a crime, they're not there to be punished, they are here because of their citizenship. i would imagine the public,...
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korea, what is happening in iran, and what kind of access are some of these terrorist groups going to have to wmd capabilities. that is a greater threat. i give senator lugar credit for being part of reducing that capability, destroying some of those older weapons and so forth and so on, but the real challenge before us is those nations who are totally ignoring the non-proliferation treaty. >> follow this event in our library at c-span.org. we now go to the winter meeting of the republican national committee, reince priebus renominated and reelected as the committee chair. >> it is indeed an honor to be elected your chairman for a second term. i am totally humbled by your trust and your support, and each of you, every one of you, thank you. the task before us now is starting our party's future. we have an opportunity and responsibility to shape the gop of the next generation. by now you know the theme of this meeting -- renew, grow, win. that is my agenda for the next two years. renew our party, grow our ranks, and win elections. we must compete in every state and every region, buildi
korea, what is happening in iran, and what kind of access are some of these terrorist groups going to have to wmd capabilities. that is a greater threat. i give senator lugar credit for being part of reducing that capability, destroying some of those older weapons and so forth and so on, but the real challenge before us is those nations who are totally ignoring the non-proliferation treaty. >> follow this event in our library at c-span.org. we now go to the winter meeting of the...
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korea and somalia. corruption is not just an afghan problem. through our investigative work and audit work, we have uncovered schemes by contractors at u.s. government officials to engage in bribery, theft, and other forms of fraud. it is too soon for us to know whether the problems at that garrison were the result of bribery or corruption. our criminal agents are looking at that right now, but we need to a knowledgeable that corruption plays in undermining the overall reduction efforts and the credibility of u.s. and afghan efforts now and for the foreseeable future even after the anticipated drawdown of u.s. troops in 2014. i have laid out what we see as some of the biggest problems facing reconstruction. i don't want to sound pessimistic. i'm actually a very optimistic guy. that's why i took the job. i want to talk about how we at sigar and how i think the u.s. government will address those issues and wine sigar has a unique position to really make an impact on the problems i just identified. first o
korea and somalia. corruption is not just an afghan problem. through our investigative work and audit work, we have uncovered schemes by contractors at u.s. government officials to engage in bribery, theft, and other forms of fraud. it is too soon for us to know whether the problems at that garrison were the result of bribery or corruption. our criminal agents are looking at that right now, but we need to a knowledgeable that corruption plays in undermining the overall reduction efforts and the...
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"the onion' declared north korea's leader the sexiest man alive. the, as party newspaper did not raise this was a satire and reprinted it straight up. this is a little bit funny. there is a litle bit of an insight into the current leadership. they would not allow this kind of satirical irreverent towards their leader. they do not recognize satire when they see it. it may seem absurd you can mistake an "onion" story for a real start but they did. a fundamental flaw is you have no feedback. that's what is missing in china. we now know that thanks to "the onion." >> i will have dambisa moyo join us. another author of several best-selling books. this year she published "winner takes all." she has been named one of the most influential people of the world by "time" magazine. [applause] >> good morning. o ye of little faith. we are on the wrong side of the aid issue. i don't want to get swayed immediately. i'm here to give my prediction for 2013. the emerging of the frontier markets. they are the ones that are not in the bricks. much of eastern europe an
"the onion' declared north korea's leader the sexiest man alive. the, as party newspaper did not raise this was a satire and reprinted it straight up. this is a little bit funny. there is a litle bit of an insight into the current leadership. they would not allow this kind of satirical irreverent towards their leader. they do not recognize satire when they see it. it may seem absurd you can mistake an "onion" story for a real start but they did. a fundamental flaw is you have no...
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korea. that is what chuck hagel is saying. we do not have a magic wand to be all things to all people. you need to figure out how, given the limitations to have, you can matter and roll from those into the next issues. that is a realistic assessment, of a power that would even on the neo conservative side would also think that the part of the role of the united states is to go into the interior of these countries and try to redesign them so they are less of a threat to the united states and become more responsible contributors to the international system. when you have limited power, it makes someone like chuck hagel very skeptical of the ability of the united states to do that. that is a legitimate debate. but definitely when chuck hagel and jack reed traveled with president obama when he was running for office, i think this was part of their discussion. host: what kind of relationship do these two men have, the president and senator chuck hagel? guest: they do get along personally. if you
korea. that is what chuck hagel is saying. we do not have a magic wand to be all things to all people. you need to figure out how, given the limitations to have, you can matter and roll from those into the next issues. that is a realistic assessment, of a power that would even on the neo conservative side would also think that the part of the role of the united states is to go into the interior of these countries and try to redesign them so they are less of a threat to the united states and...